New
New adjective - Unaffected by use or exposure.
Usage example: it looks like new
Ratty
Ratty adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.
Usage example: some ratty old magazines were the only reading material in the mountaintop cabin
Both words in one sentence
- Transmutation: An example is when Timmy picked up a ratty old blanket at the Dimma-Dump and transformed it into a brand new and very much clean shirt and promptly put it on.
Source: Fan Fic / Burning Black - Averted on CSI: New York, when Mac needs to bait some rats and uses scrambled eggs, which really is a ratty favorite.
Source: Stock Animal Diet - Once the burly rat has been defeated, the trio of biker rats run over to Ratty and accept him as their new leader, with Mole just tagging along for the ride.
Source: Gang Initiation Fight
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Ratty and New. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/new/ratty
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Ratty or New. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/new/ratty.
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